GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-322m-p39j-r5m2 npm-script-demo is malware
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2017-16128
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- npm-script-demo
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-506
- Reviewed
- 2020-08-31
Affected packages
• npm npm-script-demo: all versions (no fix yet)
Description
The `npm-script-demo` package is a piece of malware that opens a connection to a command and control server and executed the instructions it is given.
It has been removed from the npm registry.
Recommendation
Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer.
The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer has been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2017-16128 The module npm-script-demo opened a connection to a command and control server. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code weakness